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About La Grande observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1959-1968 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 6, 1959)
MARKETS B . United Preis International PORTLAND PAIRY I'OKTLAND iLPH Dairy market: k'RSs To retailers: Grade AA our a large. 53-55C doz ; AA large, J-5lc; A la'ge. 46-48e; AA me dium. 39-Uc: AA small, 26 28c; cartons l-3c additional. Butter To retailers: AA and grade A prints, 70c .lb.; carton, lc hgher; B prints, 68c. Cheese medium cured To re tailers: A grade Cheddar, single daisies, 41-51c; processed Ameri can cheese, 5-lb. loaf, 40-43C.' PORTLAND LIVESTOCK PORTLAND (UPI'-iUSDAI -Livestock: Cattle 230, holdover 85; includes one load (el steers and load fed heifers; trade moderately active, mostly steady except heifers weak to 50c lower for 2 days; 28 head load high choice with few primer 1074 lb. Idaho fed steers 29, one at 28; 32 head load average to high good. 881 lb. fed heifers 26; few mixed utility and standard grass steers and heifers 18-23.50; few utility cows 15 17; canners a'ld cutters mostly 10-12; Holslein cutters up to 14.50; utility bulls 22-22.75; light cutters 18-21: few medium and good around 650 lb. feeder steers 23-24. Calves 75; trade active, steady; good and choice vealers 27 - 32; utility and standard 22-26; culls downward to 12. Hogs 300; holdover 200; trade slow; early sales butchers around 25c lower but market not fully established: few No. 1 and 2 butchers around 200-230 lbs. 15.50; short deck No. 2 and 3 grades around 210 lbs. 14.50; few 165-170 lbs. 13.50-14; sows Monday un evenly 8-13. Sheep 800; holdover 225; slaugh ter lambs slow; few early sales weak to 50c lower but not fully established; few high good and choice wooled lambs 18.50; deck mostly choice 91 lb. shorn lambs 18; feeder lambs about steady; good and choice feeders 15.50 16.50 including several lots wooled range feeders up to 97 lbs. 16; good yearlings 12 - 12.50; cull to good slaughter ewes 2-5. CASH GRAIN ' CHICAGO (VPU Cash grain: Wheat: 2 red 194W Corn: 3 yellow 119'4-120; 5 yel low 1MV4-U7. Oats: 2 heavy white 72N. ' Rye: 2 plump 13'J. Barley: Malting 115-120N; feed 88-105N. ' Soybeans: 1 yellow 215; No. 2 yellow 212, both track Chicago. NEW YORK STOCKS NEW YORK UP1 Stocks met support late m the session today on a statement by Press Secretary Hagerty that President Eisenhower is determined to pre vent the American people from losing in the steel strike.. - . - Earlier in the day the market had drifted downward. Steels, rails and- oils had been sold to losses running to more than a point. Wall Street spotted tax. selling in the oil shares where new lows were set by Cities Service, Ho.io luli Royal Dutch, Pure Oil, Jer sey Standard, and Superior oil of California. Near closing time demand im proved for many issues in the steel, railroad, tire, automobile, chemical, 'and electronics groups. Aircrafts ruled firm most of the day. , Goodyear Tire ruled strong with a late gain of more than 2 points. New York Central ran up a point. Spencer Chemical rose mo-e than Several Pinochle Card Parties Observed During Week At North Powder Residences (M ile Hammond is teach .ik.au ut Powder alter bciiiv By BARBARA ERWIN i Obsarvtr Staff Writer NORTH POWDER (Special) Mrs. Ray Nice was hostess to a linochlt; card party last week. .'iize winners were, high, Mrs. .harlie Smith; low, Mrs. Ros lones; traveling prizes, Mrs. Fred Ihristman and Mrs. Walter Mc jiath. The Powder Valley coach, Jack VIcGoldrick and his football earn, accompanied by the high xhool, traveled by bus to Hunt ington cn Friday. Mrs. Walter McGrath entter- ained the East Side Pinochle Club on Wednesday afternoon 7 ' - j 'J wW t4 COMBAT TRAINING Mc. John B. Denny, son of Mrs. Elinor Denny, 901 Main St. La Grande, ends 4 weeks of combat training in U.S. Marine Corps on Oct. 16 at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Police Pull Raid On Gambling At Milton-Freewater MILTON - FREEWATER IUPD Police staged a surprise raid here Monday night in 18 restau rants, taverns and clubs and ar rested 15 persons on charges of operating slot machines and per mitting gambling operations. . beven slot machines and one pinball machine were confiscated and taken to a warehouse in Pen dleton. All those arrested posted bond of $50 each and were released The raid included Umatilla coun ty, state and Milton Freewater police and was led by Umatilla County District Attorney Richard J. Courson. Courson said there were 48 war rants and three still left to be served. Rocket Fuel Blast Kills Two Workers KENVIL, N. J. (UPII One thousand pounds of high-powered rocket fuel exploded at a dyna mite factory late Monday killing two men, injuring three others and destroying three buildings. The explosion at the Hercules Powvpr Co.. which makes dyna mite and rocket propellant for the government, touched off a fire and second explosion in nearby buildings. State police said the blasts destroyed a mixing plant and two storage sheds. 3. Litton more than 2, and Ab bott nearly 2 points. Ford showed a gain late in the day of nearly 2 points. 1 Toughest Driver in Town! Careful Percy McFidgei who would believe that he's harder on his car than anybody in town? Wny, he never goes over 35 or takes a trip over 10 rnllesf ' Actually this kind of driving is very hard on a car engine because the engine seldom gets "warmed up" sufficiently. The oil tends to be sluggish. Sludge forms in the crankcase. The way it open for dangerous wear and corrosion. But there's something you can do about this, to protect your motor. If you have to do lot of start-and-stop driving at low speeds, as most of us do, use Trop-Artie Motor Oil. It flows fst . . . resists sludge formation . . . helps your car run better, longer. Get Trop-Artic Motor pit at any station where you see the Phillips 66 Shield. ' A trademark ' ,'. Cpmuips The winners were, high, Mrs Ross Jones; low, Mis. W. A rtudelscfl; and traveling priw. Mrs. Alpha Yardstrom of Hot Lake. Lawrence Christman entered EOC Monday as a sophomore. He will live at Hunt Hall. Mrs, Earl O'Bryant was in l'n on Tuesdaf morning on business. Have Dinner Gutsti Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Erwin and Donna of Union, were guests Thursday night at dinner, in the home of their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Erwin and Lori. Cub Scouts are starting anoth er year of fun and education. They will hold their meetings this year, in the grange hall in Powder. The nicetim,.-, will In held twice a mouth. Mis. CcO'To Gcils and Mrs. lii.r.L.n (inrlum ure the Den mothers. Mr. and Mrs. Homer C'anu and EJ c'aincs were dinner cucsts i.f Mr. and Mrs. Younu of Maker, Sunday. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. t'aveiuler and Mia. t'oralyn lames uf Spokane, and Gvte fames of Baker. Sally Car has enrolled in l'o'.v der lliiih School again. Sails transferred from Yakima, Wash. Ooei To California Mrs. Helen Loeken of Haines Lccompanied her sister and broth crinlaw, Mr. and .Mrs. Karl Hi! kison, to their hume in t'.dif. i ma. They visited a brother, H.-r shall Tally, who is in a hospitu a.Ud away by the death of her author. Mi - Hill Vai'dcrpiuil is quite a '.ii'dniT. lie harvested a three-'i-'Uiul. nine and a half ounce v.iiinp trom Ins cwn home gar i a T!i. turnip is on display at ' ii ami Helens. V'.- Kroi! Christman and liei m. 'iter, Mrs. Gerald Crawford t 1'i'ot Hoik, attended a wedding or at Ifciker for Bevel ly I'M".. The shower was held in i.e !.. me of Bob Wickham,. M'.'s ' oh IVan.-ts acting as co hostess. Visits Oafghteri' Mr. and Mrs. Nolen Iligley ol i io ns visited over the weekend ith their daughters, Monila and nn. The girls have been stay--: with their aunt and uncle. Mr. and Mrs. Alen Nantz. and I'o, visited hi- i.'tten-i.ng business college and St.M!uh, in La (.. Francis Academe at linker. The ili;;les also visited her motlur. Mrs. Percy Natil. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hansen c f I'atcs and Mr. and Mrs. Itibln visited at the liouie of llem ilcl'lure. Maiic McClure went nome with them to visit Mrs. Keith Sim: nis, Mrs. vitla Wide, anil Mrs. Earl Green tiav .led to Baker Tuesday altornoon Mrs. Johnson has ret timed to her home here after visitin Obs L Grande, Ore., Toe., Oct. 6, 1959 Pageft Me UMled Iriends in l'nw- s. Quinloii I'.-l.lon ek at the Keith Si- daughter in Washington for the slimmer. Mrs. Whitney has been npli veil by Mrs. Johnson. iirncst mid Kivin Simons have been sawing wi:d. Elvin has! i-iso been liauinu the wood to his home near Telocaset. j Mrs. Gary Erwin and daughter, l.oi i, i pent Monday in l a Grande' and I'nien. I William Teler of Parnn. Ida ! daughter. Edna! iinde on Monday ! Mr. and Mr vi-iti ii last we moms 1'iiiee. Burns Bruh Tiie i ' .: in -i- new has been pil-iii-: and burning brush up in the in iiii'.uin this week. There have been iiinte a few her pcop,e in ihc Powder area ill with Ihi and colds. Daie Sited Maxine Kirkland ' .uhderwaiit minoV stirRery1 ih'a'L Granje hospital over the weekend. She returned to her home on Mtjn day. Linda Simonis spent Saturday night with her grandparents, llr. and Mrs,- John Milccy of Bakerr ;!-.! I'lnliins of Pilot Rock, s'niday evening with Gary! Siiiionis has purchased a' li.-vcl. He has been oin-i .n il ik people here. I I'.-an Taylor spent a week' htv patents. Mr. and( hi : t Dlseti. Dean Taylor Ins v, .le :tt the end of; 'Inev visited friends it lies in Powder. ! Legal Blank$ AND FORMS .! 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